Garment



R. HANSKAT GARMENT;

Filed August 22, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gnue'ntoz R. HANSKAT GARMENT Patented Oct. 5, 1926.

'UNITED' STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROSEIHANSKAT, or onroaeo, rumors.

GARMENT.

Application filed August 22, 1925. Serial No. 51,849.

This invention relates to garments and more particularly to a nether garment comblnmg the functlons of a brassiere and a stayless hip the art, hip tic features form to the reducing corset. As is well known to th reducing ose familiar with corsets employing elasfor causing the corset to conbody of the wearer to support the abdomen and at the same time constrict the hips have been commonly employed .but these arments with which I a: 3.11! POSSGSSB main tions have a tendency to creep over larged portions at the hips of the wearer am familiar d of several disadvantages, the

and thus cause the entire with the result that it becomes wrinkled and uncomfortable and ceases proper functions. ther disadvantage when the vided-with an upper section,

disadvantage being that the elastic sec-.

the encorset to elevate to perform its This feature has a furcorset is proreplaoing the ordinary brassiere in that the upward movement of the corset has a tendency to cause the brassiere section to likewise move upable.

at all with the result that it becomes exess, rendering the ell as uncomfortobject of times maintained d puckering the elastic sections over the hips is prevented.

A further object provide means for or stocking of the strain which thereto, which tener of the garter tha of the invention is to relieving the rear garter support of a corset of this type tened as the wearer seats stro ing its function of is ordinarily applied strain so positions the fasto it is often unfasherself, thus desupporting the stoc ing as well as its added function of retaining the rear portion of the its proper p o'sition.

garment in A further object of the invention is to provide a corset in which the elastic sections are so designed that both the corset and brassiere sections. are caused to properly fit uponand engage with wearer.

drawings,

the body of the ts I attain by the the accompanying wherein forthe purpose of illustration is shown a preferred'embodiment of my inventio Figure 1 n and wherein is a perspective of a corset and tively brassiere constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the garment as applied to the body;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary inside elevation of the body showing the manner of attaching the garter elastics to the elastic panels.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the corset comprises a front section 10, a rear section 11 and side sections 12 and 13. The front section 10 is so formed that it will conform to the shape of the wearer and is formed entirely of inelastic material. The rear section is likewise composed entirely of inelastic material with the exception. of an elongated triangular gusset 14: of elastic material extending from the lower end of the'back section to the waist line. This gusset is arranged centrallymf the back and is elastic only in a direction transversely of the back. Depending from the lower edge of the rear section midway between the edge margins thereof and the lower end of the gusset are the usual supporting elastics 15.

The side sections 12 and 13 are identical with the exception of the fact that one of these side sections 13 is provided along one marginal edge with fasteners for coaction with the fasteners carried by one side margin of the front section, as indicated at 16. Each side section has an upper rectangular panel 17 of semi-elastic material, suohas some finely knitted fabric and the inter mediate panel 18 of inelastic material and the lower elastic trapezoidal panel 19 ofv substantially the same length as the gusset 14 of the rear section and like the gusset of the rear section elastic only transversely of the section. The sides 20, 21 of this tripezoidal panel 19 converge only slightly toward the upper end thereof with the result that theupper end 22 of the panel is relabroad. The trapezoidal when 1n applied position, will lie directly over the hip of the wearer and will extend below the point of greatest diameter.

It will benoted that by employing this construction at and slightly above the waist line,'asolid band of material is In applying the corset, care should be taken to hook the corset from the bottom to the top, as the elastic section, places a strain against the abdomen, which will cause the abdomen to be lifted as the corset is hooked provided.

in this manner. The 'solidband above re-- ferred to and which. is completed at the sides of the garment bythe inelastic panels.

.person having a small bust, this panel will' not change its shape but where the person has a large bust, the anel will be elongated in a' direction circumferential to the garment with the result that excess measurements in any given size of garment will be taken care of. The gusset 14 and elastic panels 19 hereinbefore described will permit the lower portion of the garment to conform exactly to the shape of the body of the wearer. The panel 19- provides not only a circumferential constriction at the abdomen but likewise exerts a continuous upward pull from the center of the front panel withthe result that there is a constant tendency to elevate the abdomen as well as .to constrict the same. The rear section of the garment is so cut that it conforms to the shape of the body atthe bust and the elastic gusset 14 thereof will allow for any expansion due to bendin of the'body, as in stooping or sitting. tooping or sitting movements will, of course, tend to cause upward-sliding of the elastic sections when they are placed under strain and for this reason, I have applied to the inner face of the panels 19 at the center thereof an upwardly .tapering strip of fabric 23 which has its upper end attached to the inelastic panel 18 and which is attached throughout its length to the elastic panel 19. This strip forms a support and a means of attachment for a garter 24 which, by its engagement with the stocking 0f the wearer, will maintain a steady downward strain, effectually preventing its creeping. Not only does the strip 23, in combination with the garter 24, prevent its creeping but it also serves-to cause the elastic section to maintain its engagement with the hip and to prevent the tendency of the elastic-section to stretch vertically which, in time, would cause in the elastic section a 'pucker or bulge, preventing its fitting propcrly at the hip. By tapering this strip from the bottom to the top thereof, I prevent division of the elastic panel into what would be, in effect, a'pair of narrow V-shapecl gussets for I have found that a V-shaped gusset, instead of applying its strain in a direct line circumferentially of the garment, as itis necessary that the panel 19 provide proper position. The se'm'i-elas- 1O ofjthe garment will, of course, be pro- I 'vided with the usual garter elastics 25.

It will be obvious that a garment of this character will closely conformto the shape of the body of the wearer and will have a tendency to constrict the abdomen and hip and to support the abdomen, and at the same time will not have a tendency to crawl upwardly upon the body of the wearer.

It will furthermore be obvious that the construction hereinbefore-set' forth is capable ofa certain range of change and modification without materially departing from the spirit of the invention and I accordingly do not limit myself to such specific.

structure except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim 1. A stayless garment combining the functions of a corset and brassiere including front and rear sections, the frontsection being inelastic the rear section having an elastic gusset extending from the lower end thereof to the waist line of the garment, said gusset being relatively narrow at its lower ends and tapering from its lower to its up per end and side sections each .including an inelastic panel, arranged immediately above the waist line and a lower elastic panel coextensive withthe gusset, which, in the applied position of the garment, immediately overlies the hips-of the wearer, said gusset and elastic panels being only elastic circum-- ferentially of the garment, the upper ends of said side sections comprising panels of semi-elastic material yielding under strain to permit enlargement of the bust section of the garment.

2. A stayless garment combining the functions of a corset and brassiere including inelastic frontand rear sections, the rear section having an elastic gusset extending from the lower end thereof to the waist line of the garment and side sections each including an inelastic panel arranged'immediately above the waist line and a lower elastic panel co-extensive withthe gusset,

said gusset and elastic panels being only elastic circumferentially. of the garment a narrow inelastic strip applied to each of the elasticpanels and connected at their upper ends tothe inelastic panels of the side sections and garters secured to the lower ends of said inelastic strips.

In'testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

ROSE HANSKAT. 

